1. There was no Mary Gilbertson/Lunde; Mary on 1870 census was
most likely Ingeborg.

I've attached a copy of the 1870 Census for you with
Mary, what do you think?

Gilbert 50 - Gulbrand LundeAnn 48 - Ann PuttenAndrew
18 - Ok for AndrewOle 16 - OK for OleEllen 10 - must be error by census
taker and this is Elling, my great-great grandfatherIsabel 13 - I figured
this must be Ingebor as she was born 1857Mary 7 - Matilda 3 - must be
Tillie/Tilda

Thanks,

Vivian >>

Vivian,

(W.M.?) Braden
had a limited time to count people in Fillmore County. He spoke English, but he
had to gather information from people who spoke Norwegian, German, Swedish, etc.
He would knock on a door and whoever was home would provide the information ---could
be a child, a hired man, or if no one was home, he asked a neighbor. I think they
were paid by the number of people they counted. Inger Marie was never with the
family even though she was not married until about 1876. She could have been the
7 year old Mary in 1870 and the age was wrong. Several other ages were wrong
as well. Isabel was listed as 13 in 1870, but in 1875 she was 11 years old when
the census was taken by Henry Ellingson who spoke Norwegian.

In 1870 the
next family counted after Gilbert Gilbertson was Christian and Betsy Iverson.
He was Christian Iverson (Hauske) born 13 Feb 1828 on Rennesøy, came to
U.S. 1853, single. She was Berthe Karine Aslagsdtr. Hauske, born 20 May 1828 on
Finnøy, came to U.S. 1855, single. He was a half brother of your Lars Larson
Hauske, she was a sister of Rasmus A. Houske who married Kari G. Lunde. In 1870
Christian was 40, Betsy 35, both born in Norway. Listed below them are Samuel
19, Mary 16, Christopher 15, and Christian 15 --all born in Norway ---I have no
idea who they were as they are only mentioned on that census report and they could
not have been children of the family! Next are listed three children born in Minnesota
who were their children: Andrew 12, Edward 11, and Daniel 9. Missing are Syvert
(Daniel's twin brother), and Ellen, 2 yrs.

The 1860 census for Fillmore
Co. is much worse.

I finally located the Gilbertson family in 1865 --they
were listed in Newburg Township, which may not necessarily mean they lived there
as the census taker may have strayed over the border. The 1865 Minn. census only
lists names and sex. It reads Gilbert Gilbertson -male, Ann -female, Gilbert -male,
Andrew -male, Ole -male, Ellin -male, Caroline -female, Ann -female, Elizabeth
-female.

Caroline was Kari, and Elizabeth was Ingebor-Isabel. Ellin was
of course Elling. The census was taken in June and Kirsti was not born until December.

Ingeborg-Isabel
Lunde was married to Jørgen M. Vatsvog b. Sept 1868 in Nerstrand parish,
Rogaland, to U.S. 1886, and married 2nd ca. 1898 Louisa _?_ in McHenry Co., N.Dakota.
If there were children in the first marriage, I have not found them.